-Caveat Lector-
"In the third of three gay-rights bills, the governor signed legislation
to block job and housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
The bill places authority over the cases in the state's Fair Employment and
Housing Department, a key state civil rights agency."
Unfortunately, here in San Francisco, there are many clear-cut, yet
untouchable, cases of "reverse discrimination," since (1) the major
alternative to pricey apartment rentals, "roommate referral services," permit
the "master tenant" in shared housing to dictate that all subtenants be gay
or lesbian ONLY -- which, alas, applies to MOST roommate opportunities here,
and (2) most temp employment agencies and a goodly percentage of corporations
doing business here have Human Resources directors who are gay or lesbian and
who hire ONLY gays or lesbians unless it can't be avoided.
What LEGAL recourse do heterosexuals have in such cases, when excluded
from job and housing opportunities on the basis of THEIR sexual orientation?
NONE, 'cuz any objection to discrimination BY homosexuals elicits the
crocodile-tears catcall of "homophobia" and is regarded as somehow a
violation of gay/lesbian "equal rights" ...
"Equal opportunity" for all? Hardly -- some groups are MORE equal than
others.
Calif. Outlaws Gay Harassment
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Gray Davis on Saturday signed legislation to
outlaw the harassment of gay students and teachers in public schools and
colleges, calling the action an attempt to ``beat back the forces of
hatred.''
The Democratic governor also signed into law a new state domestic partners
registry for couples who are gay or over age 62, extending to them hospital
visitation rights and allowing state and local government workers to get
health benefits for their partners.
And in the third of three gay-rights bills, the governor signed legislation
to block job and housing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
The bill places authority over the cases in the state's Fair Employment and
Housing Department, a key state civil rights agency.
But it was the legislation banning discrimination against gay students and
teachers that drew the most attention. Three other states - Wisconsin,
Massachusetts and Connecticut - have similar antidiscrimination rules.
``Finally, a political leader has taken meaningful action. This is the most
important piece of legislation ever passed in regard to gay-lesbian youth
rights,'' said Kevin Jennings, executive director of the national Gay,
Lesbian and Straight Education Network.
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